WorksheetsWhy is MLK Day a Holiday Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed annually?
The first Monday in January
The second Monday in January
The third Monday in January
January 15th
What was a key characteristic of Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the Civil Rights Movement?
Advocating for armed resistance
Promoting non-violent resistance
Focusing solely on economic reforms
Leading political campaigns for office
In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
1919
1929
1939
1949
What significant event in 1955 brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence in the Civil Rights Movement?
The March on Washington
The Selma to Montgomery marches
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The signing of the Civil Rights Act
Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of non-violent resistance was influenced by which global figure?
Nelson Mandela
Mahatma Gandhi
Malcolm X
Frederick Douglass
What major international award did Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964 for his work?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Nobel Peace Prize
Congressional Gold Medal
Pulitzer Prize
How soon after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968 did the first legislative push for a federal holiday in his honor occur?
One year later
Four days later
Six months later
Ten years later
Which Congressman initially led the effort to establish a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr., persisting for 15 years despite opposition?
John Lewis
John Conyers
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Charles Rangel
What popular song helped to significantly boost public support for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the 1980s?
"We Are the World" by USA for Africa
"Imagine" by John Lennon
"Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder
"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
In what year did President Ronald Reagan sign the legislation establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday?
1978
1983
1986
1990
